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lakgal
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lake drawdown
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6/20/2011 9:40:51 AM
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Why is APCO pulling the lake? Is it so they can clean up after the tornado?
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muddauber
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6/20/2011 9:46:46 AM
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I would suspect it is to keep the downstream river flow.
I will ask them today, but from past conversations no mention was made about drawing down the lake to remove debris.
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lakeguy
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lake drawdown
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6/20/2011 11:48:54 AM
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downstream flow and peak time--make electricity
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Aardvark
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6/20/2011 12:12:55 PM
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Throw in a lack of upstream flow.
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lakgal
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6/20/2011 12:31:32 PM
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I understand that but we are having rain and it is my understanding it will be down to 486 in a month. We are lower now that the last 2 - 3 years ( by the graph ) so I thought it was some other reason than downstream flow and gererating elec. Maybe what I heard is incorrect. Hope so.
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Ulysses E. McGill
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lake drawdown
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6/20/2011 3:20:04 PM (updated 6/20/2011 3:40:49 PM)
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Over the years I've heard some crazy rumors about water management and a huge percentage have been incorrect. Fact is, when there is enough water to meet mandated requirements APC will keep the lake about 6" below the rule; If there isn't enough water, the level will drop. Not too long ago, I jokingly stated that I wouldn't be surprised if the lake was down to 486 by Aquapalooza....could it be I've started an urban legend? Who knows, if it doesn't rain it could end up being a true prognostication.
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lakgal
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6/20/2011 4:34:17 PM
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I did hear 486 by Aquapalooza, not a month as I stated, but I don't know you !!!!!!! What will be will be anyway.
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Well, rumors travel fast around here. One person hears something and then say "I heard_______" when talking to a friend. Like many folks on here I have friends all around the lake, so it wouldn't surprise me if it was my statement that got turned into a rumor. My mom passed along a rumor to me a few years ago that I know was a derivative of a statement a friend had made. That particular rumor had taken on a life of it's own and reached her via email all the way out in Arizona (from a lake friend). Point is, rumors travel fast, take on a life of their own, and are often incorrect. That said, here's a new one:
I heard weather patterns are going to shift and sooner or later we will more than make up for our rain deficit.....Lake lovers need not worry, because the lake will remain a fun place to be all summer.
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